topic title: New antiX kernel available
anticapitalista
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#1
Latest and greatest kernel specially rolled for antiX.

3.2.5-antix1-486-smp


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Try it out.
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rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#2
Seems to work very well, for me, anyway.
it feels like it boots a little bit faster than the 3.2.2, maybe, I have not timed it...

Oh, it is on my little acer aspire one, btw
anticapitalista
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#3
Thanks for the quick feedback. How about RAM usage? Any issues?
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#4
Well, my conky says I use 65+- a few ram, I guess conky uses some too? With the 3.2.2 kernel, it used around 69-72-ish

So far, everything seems to work great!
I THINK the machine feels more responsive, but it might just be that my brain is slower?
Sound and network works without any issues...

Just ask if you want me to try something

Edit, added some info below here

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kberg@antiX1:~$ free
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:       1541120     174084    1367036          0       6192      98028
-/+ buffers/cache:      69864    1471256
Swap:      2128608          0    2128608
kberg@antiX1:~$ 

kberg@antiX1:~$ inxi -F
System:    Host: antiX1 Kernel: 3.2.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: LXDE (Openbox 3.5.0) Distro: antiX-M11-base-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
Machine:   System: Acer product: AOA110 version: 1
           Mobo: Intel model: N/A Bios: INSYDE version: v0.3109 date: 05/09/2008
CPU:       Single core Intel Atom CPU N270 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB flags: (sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 800.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.Org: 1.11.3.901 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x600@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: N/A GLX Version: N/A
Audio:     Card: Intel N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver: r8169 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:1e:68:b1:f2:b4
           Card-2: Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath5k 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 00:22:69:03:bc:59
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 15.3GB (-) 1: /dev/sda STT_FEM16GF13M 15.3GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 12G used: 4.0G (35%) fs: rootfs ID: / size: 12G used: 4.0G (35%) fs: ext3 
           ID: swap-1 size: 2.18GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info:      Processes: 95 Uptime: 4 min Memory: 77.1/1505.0MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.28
Hmm, I better find that sensors app thing.

Oh, and while booting, I get a red error message about ipv6 somethingsomething??
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afab4
Joined: 17 Oct 2009
#5
anticapitalista wrote: How about RAM usage? Any issues?

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#################### PC INFORMATION - all ######################
################### Press CTRL + C to exit #####################

System:    Host: E4300 Kernel: 3.2.0-2.dmz.1-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-M11-686 Jayaben Desai 01 May 2011
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: Latitude E4300
           Mobo: Dell model: 0D201R Bios: Dell version: A07 date: 05/07/2009
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 Duo CPU P9400 (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx) 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 1600.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller 
           X.Org: 1.11.3.901 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x800@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 7.11.2
Audio:     Card: Intel 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card-1: Intel WiFi Link 5100 driver: iwlwifi 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 00:22:fb:b0:d0:c8
           Card-2: Intel 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection driver: e1000e 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:24:e8:bc:e9:e3
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (-) 1: /dev/sda WDC_WD1600BJKT 160.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 138G used: 56G (43%) fs: rootfs ID: / size: 138G used: 56G (43%) fs: ext3 
           ID: swap-1 size: 2.10GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info:      Processes: 107 Uptime: 7 min Memory: 145.9/2993.0MB Client: Shell inxi: 1.7.28
Liquorix kernel 3.2.0-2.dmz.1 = 53.5 MB @ idle
antiX 3.2.5 kernel = 59.5 MB @ idle

antiX kernel boots MUCH faster!
Everything works as it should! I am going to run this as my default kernel.
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drg
Joined: 22 Feb 2010
#6
Don’t know if this is good practice, but I’ve got 5 antiX kernels installed on my P200MMX.
3.1.5-antix-586, the three 3.2.2-…-486, and this 3.2.5-antix.1-486, bouncing back and forth at my will.
They all work on this PI, and frankly I can’t tell a difference subjectively. Is there anything specific to look for?

One little thing: ATA audio cards, Sound Blaster 16 and a Yamaha, that were detected using antiX-M11-486 with kernel upgrade to 3.1.5-antix-586, are no longer detected with this antiX-M12 testing version, with any of these kernels. I have been swapping the ATA cards around, so could be a physical hardware problem, could be the bios not finding the cards. Alsa is not available, and if I try the antixCC to try configuring of sound options, that’s not available either.

Sorry, ATA audio cards should probably be called ISA, ie pre-PCI. I hate 3-letter acronyms.

EDIT re my ISA audio cards working on P200MMX. Tried again with antiX-M11-486 with kernel upgrade to 3.1.5-antix-586, and with antiX-full (aka M12, testing) and the 5 kernel versions.
Same outcome. It’s not bad audio card.
Last edited by drg on 13 Feb 2012, 23:07, edited 1 time in total.
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plvera
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
#7
Hello:

I'll ask a stupid newbie question. How do I install the new kernel? just dpkg -i for the 2 deb files?

How do I get grub to pick it up? Do grub-update??

thanks.
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dark-D
Joined: 02 Jun 2008
#8
pedro, you are right. first dpkg -i the files then update-grub.